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[jasminebloominginshadow]

[The screen turns on, showing a girl with dark green hair, two golden-colored eyes... and a single bat wing growing out of her shoulder. Yes, just one.]

... Hey. My name's Jasmine Tsukuyomi, and I arrived here about a month ago. I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to be doing here, but uh... well, I guess I'll start with what I'm all about.

My sister and her wife already put something up, and I'm here with my girl Marina as well. Nice that we got a room to ourselves, didn't really want to have to find a way to work around that. But mostly, I want to be of help and fix things in this castle so we can all go home as soon as possible. I'm pretty strong, so if anyone needs something punched, or blown up, or heavy lifting taken care of, I'm available. As for other skills... well, I'm an artist and a writer, but I imagine that won't be much help here.

I've got the whole "knowing people with and memories of past lives" thing going on too, so if I seem weirdly familiar with stuff, that's the reason why.

[She thinks for a moment, and then just sighs, sounding a bit defeated.]

Has anyone else been able to wrap their heads around the whole "worrying about the people you care about back home" thing? I'm dealing with it, I just... want to know what everyone else thinks about that kind of thing. This is my first time doing the "shunted into another world" thing.

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[voice]

[generalflirt]

What if you accepted the narrative that because time is stopped completely, and Ozuma-san and his god would return you that exact point, that no one would even miss you back home?

[ He's not totally confirmed that's the case or anything, but... that was the situation in Luceti, so that's the cognitive device he has. ]

But mah, mah, Jasmine-san! I'm not sure you should sell being a writer short! In fact, a good opinion piece or even a fanfic or five might improve our lot!

[voice]

[jasminebloominginshadow]

... Then I'd be even more worried because my friends and family are basically frozen in time.

[At his second comment, Jasmine is quite for a moment, before sighing.]

I'm not devaluing it, I'm just saying I don't think it'll help the castle much. I was working on a comic back home. Fanfics are kind of... a thing I used to do. I've outgrown that thing.

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Oh nonono, I'm going to need to take up issue with that read! On both counts, really, because the big thing here is that you're assuming that there's only one time.

[ He even has a knowing snicker. ]

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

... I've read science fiction. And the one movie with the time machine that's a car from the 80's. So I'm not assuming anything.

Really, I've dealt with memories and pasts not matching up for people who should be from similar times and places. Or heard about it. I can wrap my head around that idea.

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Well, I've lived science fiction! Or well, something close to that, last world I was in that time mechanic was how it worked.

[voice]

[imaginex]

[It's not Sakura's first instinct to use the network, even though she has passing familiarity with the technology. Thus she's only halfway listening to Jasmine until the very last part.

... Oh yes, she is turning old pro at worrying over the people she's left behind, so much that it prompts her to give a response.]

I think -- [A pause, looking to give the least offensive statement she can] -- everyone must be worrying about their family and friends, so you're not alone.

But I also think it's better to hope they're okay, waiting for us, too.

[voice]

[jasminebloominginshadow]

[Jasmine blinks at this, and she sighs, nodding on her end of things. She can get a sense of how this girl feels from her voice alone.]

... Yeah, I get that. And I have faith in them, it's just... it's hard not knowing.

If you need to talk about this kind of thing, I'm available. My name's Jasmine, by the way.

[voice]

[imaginex]

Thank you, Jasmine-san, you're very kind.

And I'm Sakura.

[Automatic and polite, as much the training of a culture that values manners as it is Sakura's own personality. She neither takes the offer nor rejects it]

While you're here, maybe you can write them something - for when you return? [Jasmine did mention she was a writer]

[voice]

[jasminebloominginshadow]

Well yeah. I guess I could do some advance work on my webcomic. That's what I do,... I run one called "Magical Enforce".

[She laughs a bit gently.]

But enough about me. You're name's Sakura, huh? I like it. It's a good name.

[voice]

[imaginex]

Really? I've never read a webcomic before...

[Sounding slightly apologetic about that]

But thank you. I like your name as well. [Honestly, she thinks Jasmine is a much better name than Sakura - reminds of her tranquility and tea - but she doesn't say that, either, unsure of how a comment would be received]

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TA: that 2ound2 famiiliiar
TA: 2ort of
TA: tru2t me you aren't the only one two worry about people back home
TA: ii ju2t got here thii2 month and ii'm pretty worriied two

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

[... This seems a bit familiar.]

Another newbie, huh? Probably newer than me.

Glad to know I'm not alone in that. How are you holding up?

And yeah. I'm gonna be honest, the way you're typing reminds me of some people who used to use our network back home. I didn't really know them very well, though.

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[binauralbees]

TA: maybe
TA: how long have you been here
TA: ii thiink they only briing people iin once a month here
TA: a2 for how ii'm holdiing up
TA: ii'm fine mo2tly
TA: iit doe2
TA: can you remember anythiing iin partiicular about the per2on2 typiing
TA: ii miight be able two tell you who iif ii knew them

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

I've been here for about a month.

And uh. There were a few of them, actually. And we kind of lost touch. I'm not sure if they'd appreciate me spreading a bunch of information about them.

Besides, they probably aren't the versions you'd know. Where I come from... people were reincarnations of people from other worlds.

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[binauralbees]

TA: yeah
TA: that2 under2tandable
TA: ii'm runniing iinto that a lot lately
TA: man and here ii though the alternate 2elf 2hiit wa2 bad back home

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[dragonsorcsandwolves]

i try not to think about the people in my world

[He tries, but he still thinks about them. He's thinking about them right now, which is why he's hiding behind text for this conversation.]

there's file storage on the network if you want to publish your work here

i'm going to be taking it with me when we're done here so when you go home you can say that your work has been published in three universes

[text]

[jasminebloominginshadow]

... Really.

Do... you really think people would want to read what I have to offer here?

[text]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

i dont know i havent seen your work but i dont see why not

[text]

[jasminebloominginshadow]

Sorry. I know you can't really answer that sight unseen, I just... I would imagine a bunch of people from different worls would have very different tastes.

[text]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

with so many worlds odds are theres someone out there who will like it

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[ordon]

[Link really doesn't want to talk about past lives right now. Maybe when he's settled a bit from having that massive bombshell dropped on him the first day, he can actually speak to others who know a thing or two about it, but for right now he just wants to forget that there's another version of him in the castle. The original version at that. He can focus on something else though.] I'm used to not seeing people I care about for long stretches of time. It's worrying, but it makes me work all the faster to get whatever my current objective is finished so I can go see them again. [Usually for a short period of time before he's off to another mission again. A hero's work is never done.] Ozuma indicated to me that stopping the darker powers here would ensure safety in other worlds. I don't know how that's possible but if we're able to be here, I can't really argue that their forces couldn't go to our homes, too.

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

Huh. I see. You some kind of adventurer or something? Travelling businessman? Don't really want to assume.

[She makes a face.]

The last thing I want is everything spreading back home. There's enough problems back there.

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[ordon]

Adventurer is... one way of putting it, yes. ["Chosen hero" was more apt, but he wasn't sure he wanted to get in to that just yet.] I feel the same way.

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[jasminebloominginshadow]

Heh, thanks.

... So I guess you must've seen a fair bit, huh?

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[ordon]

[A quiet sigh, a glance away with a distant gaze.] More than I would have cared to, yes.